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Chapter 9
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cordillera | group of mountian ranges that run side by side |
| campesino | Colombian farmer |
| cash crop | product grown to be sold for export |
| altiplano | large highland platue |
| navigable | body of water wide and deep enough to allow the passage of ships |
| foothills | low hill at the base of a mountain range |
| empire | group of lands under one rule |
| sodium nitrate | chemical used to fertilizer and explosives |
| landlocked | counry with no land bordering a sea or an ocean |
| mestizo | person with mixed Spanish and Native American background |